We have Macintosh computers in our home. As you know, I sell items regularly on Ebay and Amazon.com and am usually stopping by the post office 2-3x each week. Thankfully, the post office closest to us is literally less than 5 minutes away. Unfortunately, that office may be closing soon. I realized that I needed to start checking into Stamps.com which sounds like a fabulous service. Unfortunately, the software does NOT work with Macintosh computers.
I tried the USPS Click-N-Ship website and discovered that you can only print Priority Mail and Express Mail as well as international shipping postage. I called USPS and Technical Support directed me to Endicia for Mac. That is a fee-paid service (starting at $9.95/month) although they offer a 30-day free trial.
I tried the USPS Click-N-Ship website and discovered that you can only print Priority Mail and Express Mail as well as international shipping postage. I called USPS and Technical Support directed me to Endicia for Mac. That is a fee-paid service (starting at $9.95/month) although they offer a 30-day free trial.
They also directed me to PayPal. Score!!!
I can now print postage mailing labels for FREE online and will not need to be running to the post office as I have been doing. As far as I can tell, there is NO free for this service. I did notice that there is a 19 cent additional charge for tracking which is very useful but I don't usually buy it. I tried to delete it from the form so I assume it is a standard item. I'm fine with that. You can print the labels for items sold on Ebay by clicking on the link on the details page when you sell. There is also an option not visible on the site that you can access by signing in (you have to set up a PayPal account which is free). After signing up, the link you need is www.paypal.com/shipnow. Believe me, I have this site bookmarked in my browser to not lose it.
What a timesaver this will be. The labels look like this when printed. Just affix them to your package and let your mailman pick up the packages. No more trips to the post office, or at least fewer of them. I left a note for our mailman on Saturday asking how much he could pick up from our home. He responded no more than 70 lbs. each day!
What a timesaver this will be. The labels look like this when printed. Just affix them to your package and let your mailman pick up the packages. No more trips to the post office, or at least fewer of them. I left a note for our mailman on Saturday asking how much he could pick up from our home. He responded no more than 70 lbs. each day!
Make sure that your scale for weighing packages is accurate. Mine looks like this and I have verified weights on a couple of packages already.
I hope to purchase a digital scale at some point and will be looking for the best prices for that. The Stamps.com site trial period includes a free digital scale if you have a PC and can use the service.
I hope to purchase a digital scale at some point and will be looking for the best prices for that. The Stamps.com site trial period includes a free digital scale if you have a PC and can use the service.
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